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5 POSITIVES 1. Stinging success: For the second straight game, Georgia Tech beat a team from the SEC named the Bulldogs, Coach Paul Johnson’s Yellow Jackets followed up their overtime win at Georgia in their regular season finale by dominating Mississippi State 49-34 in the Orange Bowl behind a bowl-record 452 yards on the ground. 2. Cole’s redemption: Clemson’s Cole Stoudt lost his starting job, then received widespread criticism for his performance while freshman DeShaun Watson was injured. But against… Read More »

Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya received 22 of 55 votes from members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Assocition to narrowly beat out Virginia safety Quin Blanding, who was named on 16 ballots while also earning the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Year award.… Read More »

Clemson’s DeShaun Watson, who has missed the past three games because of a broken bone in his throwing hand, will be back in uniform for Thursday night’s nationally televised game at Wake Forest.… Read More »